Echinosaura orcesi

Echinosaura orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[3] The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

Echinosaura orcesi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Echinosaura
Species:	E. orcesi
Binomial name
Echinosaura orcesi Fritts, Almendáriz, & Samec, 2002[2]

Etymology

The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.^[4]

Geographic range

E. orcesi is found in Colombia and Ecuador.^[1][2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of E. orcesi are forest and wetland.^[1]

Reproduction

E. orcesi is oviparous.^[3]